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Morning!

I've been listening in on the Thruway A channel for NYSP Troop T, Zone 1 lately, and most of the 7-series units (which sound like State Police units) identify with four-digit IDs, normally in the format  71xx. However, when I look at Zone 1 vehicles for the blue number under the right headlight, they don't follow this 71xx pattern. Instead, they show 7xx. 

Can anyone clarify what the vehicle numbers mean, what the radio IDs mean, and how (if at all) they are related? Cheers.

In 2007, an RFP was presented by the Town of Greenburgh to set up a police interoperability radio channel for use between the seven police departments (six village PDs and the town PD). The channel, known as INTEROP, was licensed by the Village of Dobbs Ferry.

Does anyone know if this channel is still in active use between the police agencies in Greenburgh today? If so, what is its use?

Date: 02/05/2022
Time: 19:00 (approx.)
Location: 133 Huntley Drive (between Wildwood Lane and Oakhill Drive)
District: Ardsley

Channel: Fireground 1 / 60 Fire/EMS 14

Weather: 20 degrees F
Units: 

Ardsley Fire: Engine 164, Engine 165, Ladder 50, Utility 163, Car 2011 (Incident Commander), Car 2012, Car 2013

Dobbs Ferry Fire: Engine 49, Tower Ladder 23, Car 2091

Elmsford Fire: Tower Ladder 21

Fairview Fire: Car 2124

Hartsdale Fire: Car 2172

Hastings Fire: Engine 45

Irvington Fire: Rescue 49, Car 2201, Car 2202

Pocantico Hills Fire: Engine 189 (to relocate to Ardsley Fire HQ)

Tarrytown Fire: Engine 80, Car 2463

Westchester County DES: Battalion 11, Cause & Origin Zone 3 Car 1534

Ardsley EMS: 50-B2

Ardsley Police: Specific units not known

Dobbs Ferry Police: Specific units not known

Greenburgh Police: Specific units not known

Westchester County Police: Arson K-9

Sorry if I screw up the format or miss something; this is my first incident alert.

1859 hrs (approx.) Car 2011 arrives on scene, observes smoke showing (potentially an attic fire), and transmits 10-75 for additional resources to respond to scene. 

1900 hrs (approx.) 50-B2 requested to respond and stage.

1938 hrs Engine 189 requested to relocate Ardsley Fire HQ, requests Ardsley DPW salter truck.

1940 hrs Car 2011 requests C&O Zone 3 and WCPD Arson K-9.

1946 hrs 50-B2 released by Car 2011; C&O Car 1453 on scene.

1949 hrs Engine 189 relocated to Ardsley Fire HQ.

2004 hrs Car 2011 reports fire is under control.

2017 hrs Car 2011 requests Suez Water for a "bad hydrant".

2032 hrs Battalion 11 releases Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, and Tarrytown.

2033 hrs Car 2011 releases Engine 45.

2036 hrs Rescue 49 clears from scene; Car 2091 reports all Dobbs Ferry units clearing from scene; Car 2463 reports all Tarrytown units clearing from scene.

2036 hrs Car 2011 releases units and terminates command.

2038 hrs Car 2201 reports all Irvington units clearing from scene.

2040 hrs Car 2011 releases all standby units with thanks and reports Engine 164 is available at scene. Tower Ladder 21 returning to quarters.

2042 hrs Battalion 11 clearing from scene.

2045 hrs Engine 189 back in service post-relocation.

2109 hrs Ladder 50 is back in service. 

2117 hrs Car 2011 reports all Ardsley units back in service and investigation is complete. 60-Control confirms. Event closed. 

Total event time is approximately 138 minutes. As usual, the amazing dispatchers of 60-Control handled the entire incident like champs. Kudos to them and to every responding unit and member.

3 hours ago, x635 said:

Does anyone know how this will affect the feeds on Broadcastify and other sites?

I stand corrected from what I said earlier - it seems the feed for Rivertowns Fire/EMS may not be affected on Broadcastify. Heard 60-Control page Harrison EMS/FD loud and clear a couple of minutes ago.

Also hearing what sounds like radio tests... "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1." Unsure if this is originating from a 60-Control frequency or a local one.

2 minutes ago, dnovick said:

"f3" is not the hotline. "f3" is the county channel 3 radio frequency or the "MARS" radio. The Hotline is a telephone based way of instant communication between all of the departments and some Ct departments that border Westchester. It is used the way described above.

Thanks! 

For F3 - what exactly is the "MARS" radio? I looked up the acronym but only got a reference to a type of military radio.

For the Hotline - it's like a regular telephone but you can talk to every department at once? Also, do the Westchester PDs' assigned station numbers (ex. Ardsley is Station 25) play into it somehow?

10 hours ago, x635 said:

It's used to transmit information such as BOLO's (Be on the lookout), missing persons, pursuits that are traveling through different jurisdictions, and other information that needs to be rapidly disseminated and shared throughout Westchester County's numerous PD agencies. 

Is this limited to just the PD dispatch centers, or are the patrol cars commonly equipped with the channel as well too?

Does anyone have information as to what exactly the Westchester County Police Hotline (a.k.a. "F-3") is used for? I've searched for the purpose, but most  sources are vague, just saying it's used for some sort of police communications.

No kidding! First time I've heard 60 pop off like that. I feel bad for that shift's dispatchers haha.

(If I'm posting in the wrong subforum, please let me know! Didn't want to post within Incident Alert since this is more of a request for info.)

Does anyone have information on the incidents that occurred this morning between 0600-0900? 60-Control was fielding radio traffic non-stop for several hours, though it seems to have relaxed as of 1100 hrs. Incidents were multiple MVCs across the county. Many EMS units were transporting to area hospitals and then quickly turning around to respond back to the same scenes/new scenes, and at several points ALS flycars/units were entirely unavailable. Would love to hear more from anyone who responded or knows what exactly went on.